Definition and eligibility

For purposes of this chapter, "alternative high school" means a school, or alternative school within the same building of an existing school, created for students completing required coursework leading to high school graduation through methods apart from the traditional high school model. Any public school district in North Dakota may apply to the superintendent of public instruction for establishment of an alternative high school for students from the ages of sixteen to twenty-one. The alternative high school shall be under the administration of a public school district.